The Election Committee runs all elections in our Local. They are responsible for ensuring that nominations and voting are run in a fair and equitable manner, in keeping with the guidelines in our By-Laws and the Unifor National Constitution. They are also responsible for ensuring that candidates are eligible to serve, and follow the rules for campaigning.
By-Election – Fall 2024
Below are the results of the General and Unit 1 Runoff Elections.
There were still positions that were vacant at the conclusion of the general election. Nominations for these positions are now open. Online nominations can be completed below, until November 26th at 11:55am.There will be a final call for nominations from the floor at the General Meeting on November 26th.
The positions open for nomination are:
Executive Board – Trustee (1)
Unit 1 Workplace Committee (1)
Unit 1 Steward (25)
Unit 4 Chair (1)
Unit 6 Chair(1)
Unit 6 Vice Chair(1)
Questions and concerns can be directed to the Elections Committee at elections@unifor5555.ca.
Nomination Forms
Note: a nomination for Workplace Committee will also be a nomination for steward. Workplace Committee members are required to be stewards.
General Election Results
PRESIDENT: Emily Heikoop
VICE-PRESIDENT: Sarah-Kai Antanaitis
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Ashley Shinde
RECORDING SECRETARY: Karen Sutton
TRUSTEES: Joe King, Jeremy Sandor
GUIDE: Hilary Jenkins
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Stephan Olaizola
Health and Safety Coordinator: Cheryl Gemmell
Unit 1 Chair:
- Meghan Forbes
Unit 1 Workplace Committee (5);
- Hilary Jenkins
- Md Faisal Rahman
- Jeremy Sandor
- Zoi Snyder
*1 vacant position that will be run sometime in December/January
Unit 1 Steward:
- Chika Arinze
- Shereecia Bangura
- Susan Collins
- Natalie Fleming
- Lisa Heathcote
- Hilary Jenkins
- Kera Jones
- Jim McAndrew
- Md Faisal Rahman
- Morgan Shuker
- Ryan Trepanier
Unit 2 Chair:
- Stephanie Carey
Unit 2 Vice-Chair
- Cynthia Chick
Unit 3 Chair
- Ionannis Xiarchos
Unit 3 Vice-Chair
- Jennifer Pichette
Unit 4 Chair
Vacant-will run in next election process
Unit 4 Vice-Chair
- Peter Broz
Unit 5 Chair
- Joanna Rodziewicz
Unit 5 Workplace Committee
- Jeff Gauthier
- Chantelle Hankins
- Joe King
- Joel Spadafora
Skilled Trades Representatives
- Jeff Gauthier
- Joshua Keene
Unit 6 Chair and Vice Chair
*vacant-will be run in next election
Canada Council
- Emily Heikoop
- Sarah-Kai Antanaitis
- Meghan Forbes
- Jim McAndrew
- Andrew Whitney
- Ashley Shinde
Constitution Delegate
- Emily Heikoop
- Sarah-Kai Antanaitis
- Meghan Forbes
- Jim McAndrew
- Andrew Whitney
- Ashley Shinde
- Hilary Jenkins
- Karen Sutton
- Joanna Rodziewicz
- Ryan Trepanier
- Krysia Steinberg
- Chika Arinze
- Joe King
Ontario Regional Council Delegate
- Emily Heikoop
- Meghan Forbes
- Jim McAndrew
- Sarah-Kai Antanaitis
- Andrew Whitney
- Ashley Shinde
- Hilary Jenkins
- Joe King
- Karen Sutton
- Joanna Rodziewicz
- Krysia Steinberg
- Morgan Shuker
- Chika Arinze
ETOP Industry Council Delegate
- Sarah-Kai Antanaitis
- Meghan Forbes;
- Emily Heikoop
- Hilary Jenkins
- Joe King
- Jim McAndrew
- Joanna Rodziewicz
- Ashley Shinde
- Morgan Shuker
- Krysia Steinberg (R);
- Karen Sutton
- Andrew Whitney
Role Descriptions
For more details and/or JDs please reach out to the elections committee.
Responsible for overseeing all operations of the Local
Responsible for Job Descriptions, Communications, Bargaining, and assisting the President as needed.
Responsible for overseeing the Finances of the Local
Responsible for minutes, meetings, and as a Table Officer of the Union
Responsible for oversight of the Financial Secretary, reviewing the audit, assisting in general financial policy
Responsible for the New Member Orientation
Responsible for maintaining order and decorum at meetings.
Responsible for Health & Safety issues for the Local
Responsible for representing all members within the Bargaining Unit, ensuring their rights and entitlements under the Collective Agreement are carried out. Chief Steward, and bargaining committee member for their Bargaining Unit
Responsible for assisting the Unit Chairperson as needed.
A member of the bargaining committee for the Bargaining Unit, outside of bargaining, the workplace committee assists the Unit Chairperson as needed. Workplace/Bargaining Committee members are also stewards – if you nominate yourself for this position you are also nominating yourself as a steward.
First point of contact for members in the Bargaining Unit.
Representative dedicated to representing the interests of the skilled trades workers in Unit 5
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
Delegate to Canadian Council
Delegate to ORC